WHO KNEW? DELACROIX FLOWER PIECES

WHO KNEW THAT DELACROIX, THE YOUNG MAN ON A MISSION, LOVED PAINTING FLOWERS? THE EXHIBITION AT MUSEE DU LOUVRE UNTIL JULY 23 2018 COVERS HIS WHOLE CAREER AND INCLUDES HIS FAMOUS HISTORICAL EPICS BUT ALSO MORE INTIMATE PAINTINGS, SKETCHES AND NOTEBOOKS.

FAB FLOWERS BY DELACROIX IN THE 1840S. A LINK BETWEEN THE FREE HANDLING OF CHARDIN 100 YEARS EARLIER THROUGH TO THE IMPRESSIONISTS AND POST-IMPRESSIONISTS 50 YEARS LATER.

DELACROIX AND COROT WERE CONTEMPORARIES BUT OPPOSITES. WHICH DO YOU PREFER? GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS.